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September 1987, one year after the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl happened in Brazil Latin Americas “nuclear nightmare”: the radioactive accident of Goiânia in the State of Goias in Central Brazil.

“The Government and authorities in Brazil were faced with a tragic accident in Goiânia resulting from the misuse of a strongly radioactive medical teletherapy source not under radiation protection surveillance”, says the IAEA in its official report. “No radiological accident is acceptable, and one that threatens widespread contamination is bound to alarm a public that has not yet come to terms with radioactivity.”

Until today, most of the hundreds of direct and indirect victims are fighting for compensation!

The 2005 published scientifically report “Goiânia’s radioactive accident: Does time heal it all?” concludes: “that radioactive contaminated people underwent severe physical, psychological and social suffering. The comparison between the results of both studies points out the victims’ problems and concerns: health and psychological issues, prejudice, disregard and omission of the authorities, the impossibility of overcoming the trauma. Such problems and concerns are still part of their lives, being their present and future most acute fears.”

The photo exhibition “Hands of Caesium” (Mãos de Césio – O Chernobyl do Brasil) remembers now that forgotten nuclear accident. The exhibition in the cultural centre Laurinda Santos Lobo of Santa Teresa in Rio de Janeiro is open for public from May 1st until 29th. It is part of the 1st International Uranium Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro.

1.This month

Read summaries of submissions to the Senate, re the Selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia. Each summary has a link to the full submission. Obviously the Department of Industry Innovation and Science (DIIS) was not happy with the majority of submissions opposing the process, so now are trying to get a better (for them) result

SUBMISSIONS CALLED FOR – about “Broad Community Support” for a nuclear waste dump in Kimba or Hawker, South Australia

The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science wants submissions between 1 August and 24 September 2018. People can resend the submissions already sent to the Senate Inquiry. Submissions to the department will only be made public where permission is provided.

See our page: Submissions on Radioactive Waste Code 2018/ Submissions published by ARPANSA are overwhelmingly critical, and in opposition to the Federal nuclear dump plan for rural South Australia. [not to be confused with the current SENATE INQUIRY Selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia.]